Tokyo, Japan → San Francisco, United States
4,468 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Tokyo to San Francisco is 8,275 km (5,142 miles). San Francisco lies roughly northeast of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 54° (NE). It is an international route from Japan to United States, crossing from Asia to North America.
Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) sits at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E; San Francisco (West Coast, United States) is at 37.7749°N, 122.4194°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 54° (NE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~10h 51min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Tokyo and San Francisco — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Tokyo and San Francisco lies at approximately 48.6498°N, 172.2841°W — the position that is an equal 4,138 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, San Francisco (America/Los_Angeles) is 16 or 17 hours behind Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY), while San Francisco uses the US Dollar (USD). The primary language changes from Japanese in Tokyo to English in San Francisco.
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The straight-line distance from Tokyo to San Francisco is approximately 8,275 km (5,142 miles, 4,468 nautical miles).
San Francisco lies roughly northeast of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 54° (NE).
Estimated flight time is about 10h 51min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Tokyo and San Francisco — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, San Francisco (America/Los_Angeles) is 16 or 17 hours behind Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances